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Operator’s Manual
Rear-tine Tiller
Model 675B
Model 675B Shown (bumper styles vary)
IMPORTANT: READ SAFETY RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
WARNING: This unit is equipped with an internal combustion engine and should not be used on or near any unimproved forest-covered, brush-covered or
grass-covered land unless the engine’s exhaust system is equipped with a spark arrester meeting applicable local or state laws (if any). If a spark arrester is used, it
should be maintained in effective working
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Content Page Content Page Customer Support 2 Maintenance 16 Safety 3 Troubleshooting 23 Assembly 6 Parts List 24 Features and Controls 9 Warranty Back Cover Operation 11 FINDING MODEL NUMBER This Operator’s Manual is an important part of your new lawn tractor. It will help you assemble, prepare and maintain the unit for best performance. Please read and understand what it says. Before you start assembling your new equipment, please locate the model plate on the equipment and
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SECTION 1: SAFETY Wheel Gear Lever This machine meets voluntary safety stan- Reverse Clutch Control dard B71.8 – 1996, which is sponsored by the Forward Clutch Lever Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Inc., and is published by the American National Standards Institute. WARNING Recoil Forward Clutch Lever Rope Starter The engine exhaust from this product contains Depth chemicals known to the State of California to Regulator cause cancer, birth defects or other reproduc- Lever tive harm. Saf
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5. If the unit should start to vibrate abnormally, a. Walk behind and to one side of the 25. Please remember: You can always stop the stop the engine, disconnect the spark plug tiller, using one hand on the han- tines and wheels by releasing the Forward wire and prevent it from touching the spark dlebars. Relax your arm, but use a Clutch Lever or the Reverse Clutch Control plug, and check immediately for the cause. Vi- secure hand grip. (whichever lever you have engaged) or by mov- bration is
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Control Description Safety Decals (on Control Panel) For your safety and the safety of others, various safety and operational decals are located on your unit (see Figure 1-2 be- low). Keep the decals clean and legible at all times. Contact your local service dealer or Tine Warning the factory for replacements if any decals are damaged or missing. Starting Stabilization Message (on engine) Refer to the Parts List in this manual for decal locations, part numbers and ordering instructions.
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SECTION 2: ASSEMBLY WARNING: To prevent Hardware Bag Parts List personal injury or property Ref. Qty. Description damage, do not start the engine 1 1 2 3/8-16 x 1" Hex Hd. Screw 2 until all assembly steps are 3 2 1 Keyed Washer complete and you have read 3 1 Wheel Gear Lever Knob 6 and understand the safety and 5 4 1 Height Adjustment Flange 4 operating instructions in this 9 (See Figure 2-2) 8 Manual. 5 2 3/8" Flat Washer 7 10 11 6 2 #10 Lock washer Introduction 7 23⁄8"-16 Nylock Lock N
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IMPORTANT: Use the DISENGAGE position only when the engine is not running. Before starting the engine, the C Wheel Gear Lever must be placed in the ENGAGE position (see Section 3 for details). K STEP 3: ATTACH REVERSE CLUTCH P CONTROL CABLE J 1. Carefully unwrap the reverse clutch O control cable (H, Figure 2-6) from its ship- N ping position and route it up along the in- Figure 2-7: Forward Clutch Control levers (J). Figure 2-4: Attach handlebars. side edge of the left side handlebar. A
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CAUTION: Incorrect cable P adjustment could cause the wheels and tines to rotate unexpectedly. Follow adjustment procedures carefully. Failure to do so could result in personal injury or N property damage. 4. Check for correct spring ⁄cable tension as instructed in Section 5, Checking and Adjusting Forward Clutch Belt Tension. Figure 2-12: Attach Wheel Gear Lever. Figure 2-11: Adding gear oil. 5. When tension is correct, tighten the two jam nuts (B) securely. NOTE: Do not use automatic
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SECTION 3: FEATURES AND CONTROLS IMPORTANT: The Forward Clutch Levers WARNING: Before A D are connected to a mechanical interlock operating your machine, that automatically shifts a separate Wheel carefully read and understand Gear Lever (A, Figure 3-1) into ENGAGE all safety, controls and position when either Forward Clutch Lever operating instructions in this B is pulled up against the handlebars. This is Manual, the separate Engine C a safety feature designed to prevent the Owne
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3. To move the tiller in reverse, first stop all Handlebar Height Adjustment Engine Controls forward motion. Lift up the handlebars un- Handlebar height is adjustable to four dif- IMPORTANT: The engine is equipped with til the tines clear the ground and pull the ferent settings. When setting the height, either a choke control or a primer bulb. Reverse Clutch lever out. keep in mind that the handlebars will be Refer to the Engine Owner’s Manual (in- The wheels will rotate in a reverse dire
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SECTION 3: OPERATION WARNING: Before Wheel Gear Lever Reverse Clutch Control operating your machine, carefully read and understand Forward Clutch Lever all safety (Section 1), controls (Section 3) and operating instructions (Section 4) in this Manual, in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual, and on the decals on the machine. Failure Forward Clutch Lever to follow these instructions can Recoil Rope Starter result in serious personal Depth injury. Regulator Lever Introduction Read this S
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7. Choke or prime the engine as instructed 4. For forward motion of the wheels and in the separate Engine Owner’s Manual. power to the tines: 8. Check behind you to avoid contacting (a) Pull up and hold the Forward Clutch levers against the handlebars. To stop the wheels and tines, release both le- vers. WARNING: Do not push down on the handlebars to try to make the tiller till more any obstacles when pulling the starter deeply. This prevents the rope. Place one hand on the fuel tank to
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Stopping the Tiller and Engine 6. Check that the belt is within the forward belt guide (E, Figures 4-10 and 4-11) on the A 1. To stop the wheels and tines, release the C (Low) right-side of the unit and is within the for- Forward Clutch levers or the Reverse (High) ward idler (F, Figure 4-11) on the left-side. Reverse Clutch Control (whichever is engaged). Belt Be sure that the belt is situated in the center 2. To stop the engine, move the Engine grooves (C and D, Figure 4-10) of the en-
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TILLING TIPS & TECHNIQUES Tilling Depths This is a CRT (counter-rotating tine) tiller. As the wheels pull forward, the tines rotate back- ward. This creates an “uppercut” tine action which digs deeply, uprooting soil and weeds. Don’t overload the engine, but dig as deeply as possible on each pass. On later passes, the WARNING: Before wheels may tend to spin in the soft dirt. Help them along by lifting up slightly on the handlebar tilling, contact your (one hand, palm up, works most easily).
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TILLING TIPS & TECHNIQUES (CON’T) Tilling On Slopes Read the following recommendations before tilling on slopes: WARNING: Do not If you must garden on a moderate slope, please follow two very important guidelines: operate tiller on a slope too steep for safe operation. Till 1. Till only on moderate slopes, never on steep ground where footing is difficult (review safe- slowly and be sure you have ty rules in Section 1: Safety of this manual). good footing. Never permit 2. We recommend tilli
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SECTION 5: MAINTENANCE lation either on the unit or on the floor WARNING: Before E D B E where it has been parked. inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off A little seepage around a cover or oil seal engine, wait for all moving is usually not a cause for alarm. However, parts to come to a complete if the oil drips overnight, then immediate stop, disconnect spark plug attention is needed—ignoring a leak can wire and move wire away from result in severe transmission dam
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WARNING: Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage. A. To Check Transmission 7. Use a clean funnel to slowly add SAE B. To Change the Motor Oil: 140 or SAE 85W-140 weight gear oil (with 1. Check the gear oil level when the trans- Change the motor oil as in
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WARNING: Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage. NOTE: The tiller hood must be Carburetor / Governor Adjustment B removed to take off either a single tine WARNING: Operators holder or individual tines. The hood is A shall not tamper with the engine sec
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WARNING: Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage. To Check and Adjust Tension on the Forward Drive Belt: 1. Checking for correct belt tension is the same as that described in item 5, Step 4: Attach Forward Clutch Rod. Before check- ing, shut off the en
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WARNING: Before inspecting, cleaning or servicing the machine, shut off engine, wait for all moving parts to come to a complete stop, disconnect spark plug wire and move wire away from spark plug. Failure to follow these instructions can result in serious personal injury or property damage. NOTE: While pushing inward on the P forward idler arm, be sure that the C (E) Remove belt forward drive belt is moved off to the A from groove B right side of the tiller. This creates more room to install
